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Houston Astros - Join us for Flashback Fridays all season long
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1962 HOUSTON COLT 45s Poster Decor Gift Wall Art 1962 Opening
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The Houston Colt .45s Baseball Club 1962-1964
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Houston Colt .45s brought majors to town, but didn't stay in Colt
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When the Colt .45s became the Astros and the origins of other
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Before the Colt .45s
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April 10, 1962
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When the Colt .45s became the Astros and the origins of other
This book tells the story of big-league baseball in the Bayou City before the Astrodome, the world's first indoor stadium.
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A Six-Gun Salute: An Illustrated History of the Houston Colt .45s